The tracing tool is slated to be included in Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003, said Lorenson. Service Pack 1 is also expected to include improved storage media support; improved support for Volume ShadowCopy Service, which allows point-in-time copy capabilities to be integrated between the operating system and applications; and improved support for iSCSI, he said.
Microsoft this week also is starting to support Windows iSCSI initiators in its Windows Server Datacenter Edition, which means storage vendors can start qualifications of their iSCSI hardware with the operating system, Lorenson said.
Also new is iSCSI support for Windows' Multi-path I/O, which allows up to 32 data paths with load balancing between the paths should one fail. This is expected by year-end.
The new storage capabilities for the Windows operating system are aimed at particular value-add features, and not at competing with storage management ISVs, Lorenson said. "Most storage ISVS have much more rich offerings such as charge-back capabilities and the ability to set policies," he said. "So we don't compete with them."
Article appears courtesy of CRN.
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